"Barrage Balloon came a knocking !"

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Contributed by: nottinghamcsv
People in story:: Joyce and Thomas Frederick Plackett
Location of story:: Birmingham
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A4579103
Contributed on:: 28 July 2005

"This story was submitted to the People's War site by CSV/BBC Radio Nottingham on behalf of Joyce Plackett with her permission. Theauthor fully understands the site's terms and conditions."

One night when I was in Birmingham, something came knocking at my window, knock, knock. i opened the window ant it was a barrage balloon banging at my window that had comw loose from the park!

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